Only about one in five domestic violence victims with physical injuries seek professional medical treatment.
(Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics)

Sexual violence starts very early in life. More than half of all rapes of women (54%) occur before age 18; 22% of these rapes occur before age 12.
(Source: Tjaden and Thoennes, 2000)

Intimate partner violence is the leading cause of injury to women. It affects 1-3 million women a year in the U.S., making it more common than muggings, stranger rapes and car accidents combined.
(Source: Frisso JA et al., 1996. Tjaden P, Thoennes N, 1998)

Domestic crime against adults accounts for almost 15% of total crime costs: over $67 billion per year.
(Source: Victim Cost and Consequences: A New Look. National Institute of Justice Research Report, Jan. 1996)

Washington State Data

Approximately 1 of every 6 adult women in Washington has been a victim of one or more completed forcible rapes during their lifetime.
(Source: Rape in Washington: A Report to the State)

One in five Washington women reports being injured by domestic violence sometime in her lifetime.
(Source: The Health of Washington State Domestic Violence, 2004)

Between 1997 and 2001, more than half of the people murdered in domestic violence-related homicides were woman killed by their current or former husbands or boyfriends.
(Source: www.wscadv.org/projects/FR/Media_Guide.pdf)

More than one third of sexual assault victims and battered women experience symptoms of depression.
(Source: Toolkit to End Violence Against Women)

46% of domestic violence victims have symptoms of anxiety disorder.
(Source: Toolkit to End Violence Against Women)

If an injured victim of domestic violence is treated by a physician or nurse who does not inquire about abuse or who accepts an unlikely explanation of the injuries, and the patient then returns to the abusive situation and sustains further injuries, the physician or nurse could consequently be held liable for those injuries.
(Source: AMA Guidelines on Domestic Violence, 1992)

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About Janice

I am an NRA certified Instructor, founder and head instructor for Women and Guns Training located in Port Orchard, Washington. Teaching is my passion. We offer Firearms Training, Self Defense Training and Crime Prevention Training for Women. We do not employ writers on this blog. And any articles shared here are intended for informational purposes and to help further the education of women interested in learning more about guns and personal safety.